-ӈа
Alutor
Etymology
Cognate with
Chukchi
-ӈы
(
-ŋə
)
and
Koryak
-ӈа
(
-ŋa
)
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ŋa/
Suffix
-ӈа
(
-ŋa
) (
dual
-т
,
plural
-в'в'и
)
absolutive
suffix used to form regular nouns
ӄура
ӈа
reindeer
эпа
ӈа
soup
References
Mel'čuk A, Igor. (1986) The dualizer and pluralizers in the alutor verb: 7
Nagayama, Yukari. (2010) Grammatical sketches from the field: 4.1.1
Nagayama, Yukari. (2014) Two proprietive forms in Alutor